USDA HORSE PROTECTION ACTIVITY REPORT

DATE(S) USDA ATTENDED EVENT: 04/22/22-04/23/22

NAME OF EVENT: 1st Annual Bluegrass Classic

CITY AND STATE: Morehead, KY

HIO: AHS

TYPE OF EVENT (SHOW, SALE, EXHIBITION OR AUCTION): Show

EVENT TOTALS PADDED FLAT

PARK 

PERF

EVENT 

TOTALS

Number of Classes Scheduled 29 23 2 54

Number of Classes Cancelled 3 1 0 4

Total Number of Classes 26 22 2 50

Number of Entries 99 111 9 219

Number of Entries Scratched Prior To Inspection 11 1 0 12

Total Number of Entries Inspected by DQPs 114 132 11 257

DQP FINDINGS PADDED FLAT PERF TOTALS

Number of HPA noncompliances DQPs detected during primary inspection

7 0 1 8

Number of HPA noncompliances DQPs detected during returned inspection

2 0 1 3

Number of HPA noncompliances DQPs detected during referral inspection

8 0 0 8

Total number of HPA noncompliances detected by DQPs 17 0 2 19

Total number of non-HPA noncompliances detected by DQPs 0 1 0 1

Number of horses disqualified after receiving DQPs inspection results for 

HPA noncompliances 15 0 2 17

Number of horses disqualified after receiving DQPs inspection results for 

non-HPA noncompliances 0 1 0 1

Note: Total scratches reflect all horses that were registered and listed on the class sheets but didn’t check-in for inspection.
USDA FINDINGS PADDED FLAT

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PERF

EVENT 

TOTALS

Number Pre-show Entries USDA VMOs Inspected 17 3 1 21

Number Post-show Entries USDA VMOs Inspected 19 2 1 22

Total Number of Entries USDA VMOs Inspected 36 5 2 43

Number of HPA noncompliances detected by USDA VMOs and returned to 

DQPs 2 0 1 3

Number of HPA noncompliances detected by USDA VMOs and referred to 

DQPs 8 0 0 8

Total number of HPA noncompliances detected by USDA VMOs 16 0 1 17

Number of HPA noncompliances referred by USDA VMOs to Event 

Management for disqualification 6 0 0 6

Number of horses disqualified by Event Management after receiving USDA 

VMOs inspection results 4 0 0 4

MANAGEMENT ACTION PADDED FLAT

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PERF

EVENT 

TOTALS

Total Number of Horses Disqualified by Event Management for HPA 

noncompliances 19 0 2 21

Total Number of Horses Disqualified by Event Management for non-HPA 

noncompliances 0 1 0 1

Total Number of Horses Disqualified by Event Management 19 1 2 22

HPA NONCOMPLIANCE BREAK DOWN (DQP PRE-SHOW) PADDED FLAT

PARK 

PERF

EVENT 

TOTALS

Bilateral 1 0 0 1

Unilateral 1 0 0 1

Scar Rule 3 0 1 4

Prohibited Substance 3 0 1 4

Action Devices 0 0 0 0

Heel/Toe 0 0 0 0

50% Rule 0 0 0 0

High Band 0 0 0 0

Other HPA noncompliance - Please Specify: 0 0 0 0

NON HPA noncompliance - Please Specify: unruly 0 1 0 1
HPA NONCOMPLIANCE BREAK DOWN (DQP POST-SHOW) PADDED FLAT

PARK 

PERF

EVENT 

TOTALS

Bilateral 0 0 0 0

Unilateral 2 0 0 2

Scar Rule 3 0 0 3

Prohibited Substance 0 0 0 0

Action Devices 0 0 0 0

Heel/Toe 0 0 0 0

50% Rule 0 0 0 0

High Band 0 0 0 0

Other HPA noncompliance - Please Specify: inflammation 4 0 0 4

NON HPA noncompliance - Please Specify: 0 0 0 0

HPA NONCOMPLIANCE BREAK DOWN (VMO PRE-SHOW) PADDED FLAT

PARK 

PERF

EVENT 

TOTALS

Bilateral 0 0 0 0

Unilateral 0 0 0 0

Scar Rule 1 0 0 1

Prohibited Substance 4 0 1 5

Action Devices 0 0 0 0

Heel/Toe 0 0 0 0

50% Rule 0 0 0 0

High Band 0 0 0 0

Other HPA noncompliance - Please Specify: inflammation 2 0 0 2

HPA NONCOMPLIANCE BREAK DOWN (VMO POST-SHOW) PADDED FLAT

PARK 

PERF

EVENT 

TOTALS

Bilateral 0 0 0 0

Unilateral 2 0 0 2

Scar Rule 3 0 0 3

Prohibited Substance 0 0 0 0

Action Devices 0 0 0 0

Heel/Toe 0 0 0 0

50% Rule 0 0 0 0

High Band 0 0 0 0

Other HPA noncompliance - Please Specify: inflammation 4 0 0 4
DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY (DR) PADDED FLAT

PARK 

PERF

EVENT 

TOTALS

Number of Horses Radiographed 9 1 1 11

Number of Horses with Prohibited Metal/Object Present 0 0 0 0

Number of Horses with Other - please specify: 0 0 0 0

Horses Found Noncompliant by DQPs (USDA referred to DQP based on DR 

results) 0 0 0 0

PROHIBITED SUBSTANCE TESTING (Swab Sample) PADDED FLAT

PARK 

PERF

EVENT 

TOTALS

Number of Horses Swabbed 19 6 5 30